Suddenly, I Became a Slime Chapter 50: Snatching

A space that appears to be a eting room.

It looked like they were having a video conference.

At first glance, it seed like a dignified scene, but the conversation wasn’t so dignified.

“I told you it would be dangerous, didn’t I!”

“You kept your mouth shut then, and now you’re saying this?”

“I know you have one foot in distribution, so don’t pretend to be clean.”

“…What?”

As she listened to the conversation, Han Seori pressed her temples.

Judging that this disturbance wouldn’t end on her watch, she quickly contacted others and summoned those involved.

It was good that they responded to the call. No, in a way, they had no choice but to respond. The place they were at… probably couldn’t avoid damage either.

‘Although they didn’t seem to get along well usually….’

Do they have to fight even at a ti like this?

Han Seori felt the drowsiness spreading through her body along with irritation and pinched her thigh.

She had a small doubt about whether this feeling ca from the anomaly.

Erasing that thought from deep within, Han Seori slowly spoke.

“Ahem… can’t we have that conversation later? For now… I think taking care of the situation cos first.”

“…I suppose so.”

“My, my, what an unsightly thing we’ve witnessed.”

…Is this why they split up the labs and branches all over the place?

Still, it was a relief the argunt didn’t continue.

Shaking her head inwardly, Han Seori shared the information she had grasped with them.

As a result of investigating as much as she could.

It seed the cause was indeed the MREs from Soylent Purple Co. currently being distributed.

Those experiencing similar symptoms to her had, without fail, consud Soylent Purple Co.’s MREs.

A bit of drowsiness.

A state as if having the Monday blues.

If the symptoms were mild, like Han Seori’s, there may have been no need to gather people like this.

However… the situation was developing in an alarming direction.

‘If I rember correctly, I said to him to avoid it if possible back then.’

Recalling Kim Cheonsu, who was just dragged away and quarantined, Han Seori thought.

Seeing that MREs were found in his house, it seed he didn’t listen to her warning very carefully.

Or… maybe he couldn’t throw away what he had already stocked up…

‘*Sigh…*’

Anyway.

Those who consud a large amount, like Kim Cheonsu, craved the MREs like addicts suffering from withdrawal symptoms.

The peculiar thing was, they would lie around as if everything in the world was botherso, but if they slled an MRE, they’d lose control and rush to it.

Basically, it seed to inflict a terrible sense of lethargy on humans, and if they consud a bit more, they’d beco like Kim Cheonsu.

Fortunately, there was no one who looked worse off than Kim Cheonsu yet, so they didn’t know what would happen if it progressed further.

But already, quite a few people at this lab were complaining of this lethargic feeling. The number was rather high, but fortunately, the ratio of those reaching a state similar to Kim Cheonsu didn’t seem very high.

…She could only vaguely speculate that it was because the salary here wasn’t low, so the consumption amount was low.

‘I’m not sure of the exact details, but….’

In the first place, she didn’t keep track of everyone’s family circumstances, so it was ambiguous information to call data.

Gathering information from outside the lab was also limited.

In the end, it was a matter that required mobilizing people… but with those who needed to work all complaining of this lethargic feeling, how could things function properly?

Anyway.

The point was that if the consumption was low, it stayed at the level of feeling a thick sense of lethargy, and if the consumption increased further, those symptoms worsened.

“…Everyone suddenly started talking about feeling lethargic, so I thought it was strange, but it was because of that.”

“Is there a solution?”

“This has beco troubleso.”

Hearing their nonchalant voices, Han Seori inwardly let out a hollow laugh.

In the end, while reaping the benefits, they didn’t even put it in their own mouths, did they?

It contrasted with Yoo Kangjik, who was quarantined after having MREs while being cooped up here and unable to go ho.

‘It’s sowhat understandable why people fall into Twilight’s Call.’

Even if I know they’re spouting sophistry.

Han Seori erased the thought that popped into her head and continued speaking.

“For now… those with mild symptoms co to their senses even from light contact. Just stopping the sales should have so effect.”

Han Seori recalled taking the sli girl out of the isolation room and having her slap the others repeatedly a while ago.

…However, she realized a while later that the sli girl didn’t need to do that.

‘I ca to my senses like that, so it couldn’t be helped.’

Feeling slightly embarrassed, she heard a light voice and responded with a sigh.

“The solution is simpler than expected?”

“…That’s for the mild cases. It won’t work for severe ones.”

“Then…”

While soone was muttering hesitantly,

“Excuse .”

Han Seori gestured for the person who opened the door and ca in to approach. In a sowhat tense state as she had said to report only urgent matters.

After hearing from the person who entered, Han Seori couldn’t hold back a deep sigh.

It was ominous news that unidentified individuals were approaching the product factory.

It was fortunate to learn what ultimately happens to those addicted to the MREs.

‘If we don’t resolve this quickly… will we be able to handle it?’

Han Seori shared the details with a serious face. Then, as if the gravity of the situation was conveyed, a voice flowed out, thick with tension.

“This has beco a headache. For now, we’ll mobilize personnel as much as possible.”

“In the end, I think we need to completely eliminate ‘that.’ But, wasn’t it comrcialized like this because no thod was found to eliminate it?”

“…That’s right.”

If it had been a bit earlier, Han Seori might have also just sighed deeply.

The very reason this insane plan to comrcialize an anomaly ca about was because they couldn’t find a way to get rid of that ever-increasing anomaly.

But.

‘…If it’s 7496-KR, it might be possible.’

I don’t know about multiplying lumps of at, but the can itself that spits out the lump of at wasn’t that big…

If it could just be put inside 7496-KR, there might be a way to handle it.

If they delayed any longer, it would beco unmanageable.

Han Seori imdiately spoke her thoughts, and it was very quick to gain agreent on it.

There was no other way anyway.

I, who had been sleeping cozily under the covers, was grabbed by a sweat-drenched Han Seori and taken out of the room.

And then… like Han Seori a while ago, I went around slapping the faces of people who had lost their minds.

I’m doing it because Han Seori told to, but I was wondering what the hell this was.

But maybe it was because there was nothing else to do other than play with toys or sleep all day.

Honestly… it was kind of fun.

As I was excitedly slapping around without knowing that Han Seori had entrusted to soone else.

Han Seori approached with a determined face.

She held in her arms, quickly walked sowhere, and looked at .

Before long, she and I boarded the vehicle we had taken when going to the “labyrinth” last ti. Perhaps because it was urgent, unlike then, I wasn’t trapped in a glass tube.

As soon as we got in the vehicle, it departed, and Han Seori sighed and put the sa collar around my neck as last ti.

Soon.

She showed sothing sowhat familiar and spoke to .

“This ti, you’ll just need to follow the arrows from the start. And….”

Han Seori stroked my head, pointed to what appeared on the screen, and continued.

“Devour this for .”

Saying that she picked up the surrounding junk and gently pushed it into my belly.

Focusing my gaze on the screen, I saw a familiar object.

Thinking back, it was in my mory.

The strange can in the basent spewed out red lumps of at.

It wasn’t a mory I particularly wanted to recall, so my jelly was bubbling. Seeing the bubbling jelly, Han Seori spoke with a sowhat… desperate-looking face.

“…Did you understand? Can you do it?”

Han Seori, speaking like that, was looking at with a face I had never seen before.

Desperation, impatience, a bit of fear, anticipation, hope.

A very complex expression that couldn’t be defined with a single word. I couldn’t nod my head and just blankly stared at her face.

Han Seori must have thought I didn’t understand as she repeated the sa words again.

Finally coming to my senses, I silently (not that I could speak anyway) nodded my jelly.

Then, her face brightened a little.

…That reminds .

What the hell happened to make her do this? Is it related to the people whose faces I’ve been slapping?

Co to think of it… The man’s condition was a bit strange today, wasn’t it?

Combining the events and experiences I had today, I roughly got the answer.

Maybe… he ate sothing he shouldn’t have and got sick.

Huh… and she’s asking to eat that?

Then… what about ?

*Reeeeee!*

While looking at Han Seori, who was sighing without a word, I felt the vehicle co to an abrupt stop.

As I got out of the vehicle, I heard a chaotic noise from a distance.

The entrance to sowhere was right in front of , so the noise quickly vanished.

Anyway.

After taking the elevator,

I ca down to the place where I was placed after being kidnapped.

…I didn’t particularly miss it.